WIP "8 for 7"

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I have picked up on the fact that there are some people that would like a skin that mimics the windows 8 GUI for use on windows 7.

I've decided to take up the "challenge" since I'm currently not working on anything else.

 

Here is the first draft after a couple of hrs work:

I plan on doing 2 versions. One as shown and one darker with white fonts and titlebar glyphs. My goal is that it will recolor easily as well. I may perhaps make some discrete "artistic license" changes where necessary.

windowblinds
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

No piccie ;)

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hmm. Been trying to use DB for pictures instead of imageshack because imageshack isn't free anymore. Let me see if I can get the preview up.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 2

Hmm. Been trying to use DB for pictures instead of imageshack because imageshack isn't free anymore. Let me see if I can get the preview up.
End of 2of3's quote

Better?

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Def. not your style, Andy (nor mine for that matter), but it is important for me to stay as true to the subject as possible without too many "embellishments"

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Fine now.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 4

Def. not your style, Andy (nor mine for that matter), but it is important for me to stay as true to the subject as possible without too many "embellishments"
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Lol -It's a dirty job, but someones gotta........... :cylon: ^_^

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Quoting neone6, reply 6
Quoting 2of3,
reply 4

Def. not your style, Andy (nor mine for that matter), but it is important for me to stay as true to the subject as possible without too many "embellishments"

Lol -It's a dirty job, but someones gotta........... :cylon: ^_^

End of neone6's quote

 

-Funny thing though....In my mind A request to make windows 8 look like Windows 7 would be a more.... sane request, no ? LOL

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thank you.  You do excellent work and I am looking forward to your blinds.   I am currently using your Ubuntu 11 skin with a little bit of modifiucation to match my personal preferences.  The Ubuntu Tanergince icon package from doogee on Deviantart compliments the colors perfectly.  Very easy on the eyes for everyday use.  I am very anxious to see what you come up with here.   I can't see your screen shot right now, but will check it out when I am home and it's not blocked.

Thanks again   5*

 

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting neone6, reply 7

-Funny thing though....In my mind A request to make windows 8 look like Windows 7 would be a more.... sane request, no ? LOL
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We can already do that. Been doing that with some of your skins.

 

Well, actually, your skins make 8 look like some cool alien setup. :beer:

 

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Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 9

We can already do that. Been doing that with some of your skins.

Well, actually, your skins make 8 look like some cool alien setup.
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:beer: :beer: :beer:

 

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Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Quoting neone6, reply 10
Quoting RedneckDude,
reply 9

We can already do that. Been doing that with some of your skins.

Well, actually, your skins make 8 look like some cool alien setup.

:beer: :beer: :beer:

 

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End of neone6's quote
Edit: Lol   ;P

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nice  :grin:
Now i dont have to redo mine :thumbsup:  

Only had scrollbars n couple buttons left to do but i used win8 as base so i wasnt able to upload it and i was to lazy to throw everything into Diamond
My Startmenu looks exactly like yours but i think we have a slight color difference on the blue =)
Im exited for your dark version ^^ 

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

When Win9 comes out, we'll get a WB named..... '7 of 9'

 

;P

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting benmanns, reply 12

My Startmenu looks exactly like yours but i think we have a slight color difference on the blue
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Could be. Start 8 doesn't exactly match the colors for the SP and taskbar to the windowframes for some reason. I felt for the sake of continuity, I should match the frames exactly. That is also why I did the shutdown button red (matches the close button) and the right side item dark blue (matches the min/max/tile mouseover)

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

*Morten er jæææææævelig morsom*

  :snowman: :P :rofl:

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 14

Could be. Start 8 doesn't exactly match the colors for the SP and taskbar to the windowframes for some reason. I felt for the sake of continuity, I should match the frames exactly. That is also why I did the shutdown button red (matches the close button) and the right side item dark blue (matches the min/max/tile mouseover)
End of 2of3's quote

yes that looks great =) 
I picked colors from the windows8 startmenu first to get that crazy color combo going but trashed it again since it was looking more like winThreshold SM and also went with similar colors in the end.

what i missed is that the windows taskbar is transparent on windows 8.
But i think that can be adjusted in windowblinds later.

 

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 15

*Morten er jæææææævelig morsom*

  :snowman: :P :rofl:
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I'll be here all week. ;)

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Explorer window comparison:

Top image is Windows 7 with the blind (so far) applied. Bottom image is a actual screenshot of the same section on Windows 8.

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looking very nice Tim.  :thumbsup:

May I also say that's it's nice to see that you are keeping your hand in doing some skinning.  :sun:

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Finally getting some more done on this:

On the left, Native Windows 8. On the right, WB version on Windows 7.

I can see that I need to make the titlebar font a bit larger and the buttons need to pop down a pixel.

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Lol, it looks like it's supposed to haha. You know what my thoughts are on the design, but GREAT WORK !! 5* 5*

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Reproducing a design is a lot harder than one would think. Blame MS for the look, my job is to make it as accurate as possible.

Thanks, Andy :)

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 22

Reproducing a design is a lot harder than one would think. Blame MS for the look, my job is to make it as accurate as possible.

Thanks, Andy :)
End of 2of3's quote
:thumbsup:

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks 2of3.   I will keep watching for progress.    5*

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have the light substyle finished! It also includes a seperate style for thin taskbar users. Anyone wanting to test it out can get the beta version by PMing me here.